Kao

Diluvian Code

Etymology

From the fusion of ka and ao.

Pronunciation

(Diluvian Code) IPA: /kə́ò/

Pronoun

kao

1. I (first person singular (subject) pronoun)

Usage notes

This is the eurasian inflection of nao "I".

Descendents

• Adamic Code: aku
• Proto-Eskimo-Aleut: *nga (←nao?)
• Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan: *ḡeme (←nao?)
• Ainu: ku
• Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ngaj (←nao?)
• Proto-Austroasiatic: *(i)aku
• Proto-Kra-Dai: *akū
• Proto-Hmon-Mieng: *ku
• Proto-Austronesian: *(i)aku
• Proto-Pama-Nyungan: *nga (←nao?)